Motunau Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.06° S 173.07° E

Motunau Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Motunau Beach sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.1° 

Motunau Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Motunau Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Motunau Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Motunau Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Greta Valley

14 km WNW205 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

Omihi

17 km WNW156 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the NW
(30 km/h at 315°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Robinson

28 km NE78 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the N
(13 km/h at 0°)
18.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Amberley North

29 km SW65 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 315°)
20.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waikari

33 km W220 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(7 km/h at 270°)
17.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hurunui

34 km W219 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
40
strong winds from the NW
(39 km/h at 315°)
17.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Salt Water Crk

34 km SSW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 0°)
21 °C-
-
-
-
-

Culverden WXT Automatic Weather Station

35 km NW171 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
19.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Limestone Hills

37 km WSW155 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 315°)
20.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waiau Weather

44 km N135 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 315°)
20.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Motunau Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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